With the help of Scanlog, the Swedish coffee maker has signed an agreement with the carrier Hamburg Süd to use biofuel to carry the company's containers.

The RSB- or ISCC-certified Ecofuel will be used by Arvid Nordquist to lower the CO2 emissions of its sea shipments by around 75%. The remaining portion will be carbon offset. The company's distribution is already 80% fossil-free.

The agreement entered into force in April 2022 and will cover some 260 containers from Brazil, i.e., about 30% of Arvid Nordquist's total raw coffee beans traffic.

The parties will also look into how to scale up their biofuel co-op.

"To make further advancements, there must be sustainable alternatives on the seaside. We have had a comprehensive dialogue with Scanlog about finding this alternative and investing in fossil-free fuel. It is the last puzzle piece for us to feel that we have fossil-free transportation across transport modes and product areas," Tomas Skenbäck, Manager Logistics Controlling and Development, Arvid Nordquist, commented.

He furthered, "The world around us is challenging, but we make what we can to take responsibility for our part. We will hope to see more shipping lines go this way by offering the option to purchase fossil-free transportation. It will be an important factor in the future when we make the decision with which carriers we want to work with."

Mathias Wideroth, Chair of Scanlog's Board, also underlined, "It means a lot that Arvid Nordquist invests in this type of project that drives forward fossil-free transport. The technology for fossil-free sea shipping exists, but biofuel is unfortunately more expansive because of the low supply. With this investment the supply increases - and hopefully also demand in the industry."

Photo: Arvid Nordquist